Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Iceland
Iceland: Long working hours in the main job by professional status was 12.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
12.6
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
4th
of 47 countries
All-time high
33
in 2000
All-time low
12.6
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Iceland, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Iceland stood at 12.6. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Iceland peaked at 33 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.6, in 2025.
Iceland ranks 4th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33 | — |
| 2001 | 32.1 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 30.3 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 27.7 | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 26.3 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 26.9 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 27.1 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 25.9 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 23.7 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 18.1 | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 16.8 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 18.3 | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 18.5 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 19.2 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 19.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.7 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 19.1 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 17.6 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 17 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 15.3 | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 14.1 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 14 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.6 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 13.3 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 13.1 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 12.6 | -3.8% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 12.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.1, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 12.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.11 | 18.1 | 33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.07 | 15.3 | 19.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.45 | 12.6 | 14.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Türkiye 26.5 compare
- 2 United Kingdom 13.5 compare
- 2 United Kingdom 13.5 compare
- 5 Montenegro 12.1 compare
- 6 Greece 11.8 compare
- 7 France 9.4 compare
More work & labour data for Iceland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4501 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 373.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 169.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 193.08 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 362.58 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Iceland?
- Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Iceland was 12.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2000.
- What is the lowest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6 in 2025.
- How does Iceland rank for long working hours in the main job by professional status and?
- Iceland ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long working hours in the main job by professional status and rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long working hours in the main job by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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